On the 5th of August, Gimnasia La Plata will play host to Godoy Cruz in a meeting of these two closely matched Superliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. Gimnasia La Plata is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Huracán. Santiago Hezze struck first for Gimnasia La Plata on an own goal in the 63rd minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Huracán couldn’t manage to score, and Gimnasia La Plata took the shutout win. Gimnasia La Plata should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches, while godoy Cruz sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Vélez Sarsfield. Pier Barrios scored the first goal for Godoy Cruz in the 3rd minute, but Diego Godín got the equalizer for Vélez Sarsfield in the 15th minute earning Vélez Sarsfield at least a draw. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Godoy Cruz should be reasonably happy with their performance.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Godoy Cruz won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Godoy Cruz’s most prolific scorer has been Martin Ojeda. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Brahian Alemán and Hezze are the top scorers for Gimnasia La Plata in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.